Dispensing device



June 24, 1930.

w.` Tl'r'rLE DISPENS ING DEVICE Filed March l, 1929 nv ver/v TOR.'

ATTORN EY Patented` June 24, 193()v i UNITEDSTATES,

WALTER Turris, or PHILADELPHIA, ignNnstvAIA V appncatimlmea VMarch 1,1929.sefia1 im. 343,711;

My invention relates to a novelconstruction of a fountai-nbrush,especially adapted for shaving, wherein novel meansV are pro-` vided forpreventing the ingress of air Vto liquid soap and novel;means are alsoprovided for compressing the body of liquidV soap so as to propel adesired quantity .to the brush according to requirements. It "alsoconsists of a novel actuator and its adjuncts for actuating the. feed`screw and plunger to compress the bodyof liquid soap, so as to eject thedesired to the desired point.A

It also consists of anovel construction of an actuator and novel ball.bearings there# for, whereby said actuator can be ,readily rotated by alight' manual pressure thereon. It also consists of a novel soap`feeding device, whereby the admission of air to the liquid soap isprevented. .Y

It further consistsof a novel construction of feed screw actuator, afeed .screw .andaplurality of threaded i shells cooperating therewithandserving `to retain the ball bearing elements in proper relation toeach other. l

It further consists of a novel constructionA tion I have shown in the.accompanying drawings one form thereof. which is at pres-v quantitythereof v For the purpose of illustrating my invenent preferred by me,since the same has beeny my invention'.

reliable results, although it is to be '.undertional view ofa fountainbrushembodying Figure w2 represents a horizontal section on line' 2;-2Figure 1.

lFigure f3 represents a sectional .View of the upper :ball raceV and itsadjuncts iin .de,-`. taohedposition. j

Figure 4 represents a sectional viewoffthe outer intermediate `bottomclosure in detached position;

Figure' represents a sectional view of thezball retaineremployedindetached position.V i

:Figure 6 represents a sectional ,view of the bottom ballraceanditsadjuncts in. detachedposition. f 5 .i

Figure 7 -grepresents ajsectionalfview :of thefbottm closure andactuator forthe feed screw and plunger'.

Figure .8 represents a plan view -Of `the top endfofthe feedxscrew. i v

Similar. numerals of reference `indi-,cate kcorresponding parts.

Referringto the drawings 1 rdesignates my novelconstruct'ion .offountain shaving. rhsln the :samepfconsist-y ing. .of the outer'cylinderor casing 2, vwhich hasy the annular head 3 .at itsuf'ppe-r or 'fron-.tportion", .above .which lis the .externally threaded `integral `portion4; above .which is the `right.angledfdeiiected .portion 5.5 which isbentt'o formtleicylindrical portion 65 which v`is continuedk yto.y formthe,inwardly projecting .annular lip or ange 4'i'. `The leweror .rearzendof the .casingl 2 is pro'- viided with the :annular bead 8, which iscontinued downwardly to form the .exter-y iorlly thneaded phrtionl,whicihcis `.engauged fthe:fthreadedzlafngeV 10 of ItheJ shell 11,'-which hasV thev base vl12; .provided with .the annular, groove 13 ywhichconstitutes the up'- per ballrace; 'and the centrali-hole 914. Theballs. orball:hearingsV 15 are contained with- `inzfthe .nppe-rball race1.3 .and the lower annular groove Vor ballxracezl. for-med on the.buttcrn f1? of .the shell 18,".which .has theyertical flangey 1&9; The.ball guide or ball i`spacer 20 4.consists of the horizontal plate21chavingthe holes 22 and the,..central` hole v15H3,therein y(see.Figure 5) said' plate having verticalpendant 'flange 2d.

Itisz desirable devices .ofl this character dill where the actuatorhereafter referred to is operated manually, as by the thumb andforefinger of the operator, that friction between the juxtaposed membersbe reduced to a minimum, which I effect by the provision of the ballbearings 15 and the ball races seen in Figs. 3 and 6, and theiradjunct-s, Vso that a very slight application of pressure upon saidactuator suffices to rotate the same, as is evident.` j

The outer shell 25 (see Figure 4) has the threaded portion 26, whichengages the threaded portion 10 of the shell 11'and has the annular bead27 formed at its lower portion, which is engaged by the upper bead 23 ofthe actuator 29, which has the outer wall 30 and the dished base 31which is provided with the hollow upwardly extending polygonal extension32, within which is reed the squared end 33 of the feed screw o4, whichhas the lower flange normally positioned above thevbottom wa-ll 36 ofthe soap container or cartridge 37, which is composed of said bottomwall 36 and the cylindrical wall 38. The flanges or walls 24, 19 and 30are fitted snugly together, so that the parts 29, 18 and 20 rotate as aunit, when the actuator 29 is turned to rotate the feed screw 34. Theplunger element 39 has the internallyv threaded hub v40, which is inthreaded engagement with the feed screw 34 and the outer annular flange41, which has an annular recess or pocket therein for the packing 42whereby the body of liquid soap 43 is prevented from drying up by theaction of the atmosphere. The top or front end of the cylinder orcartridge 38 is closed by the plate 44 which has the outer flange 45,said plate havingV the reduced cylindrical portion 45, which iscontinued inwardly as 46, which is thence continued forwardly to formthe contracted nozzle 47 recessed at its front end provided with theexit port 48, through which the liquid soap is discharged into thebristles 49 of the brush. The upper or forward end of the feed screw 37is of reduced diameter as at 50, and is provided with the centering lugsor spider 51, which project radially from the heador valvular member 52,whose upper end is in proximity to the gasket or disc 53 which has aport'54therein, aligning with the port 48. The inner ends 55 of thebristles49 are seated in the shell or brush holder 56, having the lowerthreaded portion 57 and the front or outer inturned lip or flangev 58,within which is the metal ring 59, below which is the plate 60, withwhich the inner ends of the bristles 55 may contact, said bristles beingcemented or otherwise secured in position. There has heretofore indevices of this general character been considerable trouble created kbythe admission of air to the body of liquid soap 43 which results'in thedrying of the same, which is obviated by my novel construction ofactuator and its adjuncts together with the packing or gasket 42, andthe disc 53. The head or valvular member 52 in practice bears upon thevalve seat in the disc or washer 53 in such a way that there is noimpediment to the flow of the liquid soap therethrough, when the soap iscompressed by the plunger 39, and when the soap is in a normal conditiono-r under normal pressure the valve 52 will be sufficiently in contactwith the disk 53 so that air cannot enter through the port 48.

The operation is as follows Upon the removal of the shells 25 and 11 thesoap container or cartridge can be withdrawn or replaced or replenished.The parts 11, 25, 20, 18 and 29 having been assembled as seen in-Figure1 and the walls 24, 19 and 30 being secured together so as to rotate inunison or as a unit, it will be apparent that the rotation of theactuator 29 can be readily effected as there is a slight clearance orplay between the beads 27 and 28, and the ball bearings 15 obviouslyreduce friction of the cap or operating part. As the actuator 29 isrotated in the desired direction the feed screw 34 will be rotated byreason of the engagement of its squared end 33 with the portion 32 ofsaid actuator and the rotation of the feed screw in the proper directionwill effect the propulsion of the plunger 39, thereby compressing thebody of liquid soap 43 and forcing the desired quantity past the ports54 and 48 into the shaving brush. The disc 53 of resilient material willpermit the egress of the desired amount of soap into the brush, but willsufiiciently prevent the admission of air tothe soap, as the parts willnormally appear as seen in Figure l.

lt will be noted that there is a slight play betweenthe flange 35 andthe bottom wall 36 of the container so that when desired the plunger 39can be slightly retracted by turn.-k

ing'the actuator 29 and the feed screw 34 in the proper direction, whichwill temporarily open the ports 54 and 48. Upon turning the actuator inthe opposite direction, the

soap will be ejected to the desired extent,

after which the parts will appear as seen in Fig. 1, theV port 54 beingnormally closed by the head or valvular element 52. The container 58will lbe snugly fitted within the casing 2 so that it willnot rotateduring the present embodimentto be Considered in all respects asillustrative and not restrictive,

reference being had to the appended claims rather than to the foregoingdescriptionv to indicate the scope of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is 2- l.l In a device of the character stated,an outer casing, a soap holder positioned withinv said casing, adischarge nozzle for said soap adapted to contact with said disc, ballbear- 4 ings intermediate the end of said soap container and saidactuator, inner and outer ball races, and a flange on the inner ballrace in threaded engagement with said casino'.

In a device of the character stated, a casing having a concaved lowercap provid ed with a vpolygonal inward extension, a soap containerwithin said casing, aplunger having an inturned outer flange providedwith packing and a centrally disposed threaded hub, afeed screw engagingsaid hub, and having its lower end squared and passing through thebottom of said container, a shell secured to the lower end of saidcasing and having a bottom annular bead, an actuator engaging the lowerend,

of said feed screw and having an upper annular bead mounted to rotate onsaid rst mentioned bead, upper and lower ball races intermediate saidactuator and the bottom of said container, said races having outwardlyextended diverging annular portions and balls in said ball races.

3.. In a device of the character stated, a casing having a concavedlower cap provided with a polygonal inward extension, a soap containerwithin said casing, a plunger having an inturned outer flange providedwith packing and a centrallyV disposed threaded hub, a feed screwengaging said hub, and having its lower end squared and passing throughthe bottom of said container and engaging within said polygonalextension, a shell secured to the lower end of said casing and having abottom annular bead, an actuator engaging the lower end of said feedscrew and having an upper annular bead mounted to rotate on said rstmentioned bead, upper and lower ball races intermediate said actuatorand the `bottom of said container, said races having central abuttingflat portions and outwardly eX- tending diverging annular portions,balls in said ball races, and aball spacer intermedi-` ate said ballraces. Y, Y 1l. In a device of the character stated, a

`casing having a concavedk lower cap pro-V vided with a polygonal`inward extension, av

soap container within said casing, a plunger having an inturned outerflange provided with packing and Va centrally' disposed threaded hub, afeed screw engaging'said hub, and having itslower end squared andpassing through the bottom of said con- Cil tainer and engaging withinsaid polygonal. .Y

extension, a shell secured to the lower end of said casing and having abottom annular bead, an actuator engaging the lower end of said feed`screw and having an upper 'annular' bead mounted torotate on said firstmentioned bead,'upper and lower ball races `intermediate said actuatorand the bottomy of said .container andupon the top of said polygonalextension, balls in said ball races, e

and a ball` spacer intermediate said ball races, and said actuator,lower ball race and ball spacer being adapted to rotate in uni* son. f yK t 1 5,. In a device ofthe character stated, a casing, a soap containertherein, a plunger, a feed screw engaging said plunger, and having anouter polygonal end, a pairof ball races, the inner of which is screwedto the end of said casing, a threaded shell surrounding said ball races,and provided with' an annular bead, balls in said ball races, a y ballretainer between said ball `races andV v having `an outwardly projectingflange, a

flange on the outer of said ball races deflected inwardly and enclosingthe flange of said ball retainer, and an actuator mounted on said beadand having a polygonal opening engaging the outer end vof said feedscrew. y n

' WALTER TITTLE;

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